SUNVILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. Square D Company

Cureton, Judge:

This is a products liability action. A fire occurred at a beachfront condominium project. Sunvillas Homeowners Association, Inc., sued various defendants to recover damages resulting from the fire. The only defendant in this appeal is Square D Company. Square D manufactured a circuit breaker utilized in the project. Sunvillas claimed the circuit breaker was negligently designed or manufactured. Square D denied the allegations. The case was tried before a judge and jury. The trial judge granted Square D’s motion for directed verdict at the end of the plaintiffs case. He denied a…